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15th February 2012
Elder Abuse in Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Wednesday 15 February 2012 – 12.15PM – 2.00PM
Publications
July 2011
Visiting Fellow, New College Oxford (Trinity Term 2011)
Guest Professor, Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments, Faculty of Medicine & Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden (Spring 2011)
Grants awarded
2010
£310,403 From the Medical Research Council (Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Programme) for Going Outdoors, Falls, Ageing and Resilience (GO FAR). Co-Investigator
Publications
‘Developing an Evidence Base for 21st Century Social Services’
Prof. Judith Phillips; Christian Beech; Andrea Murray.
This study explores the lived experiences and aspirations for later life as told by the current (aged 65+) and future (aged 45 – 65) generations of older people within Rhondda Cynon Taff and Powys Council areas.
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Walford, N. Samarasundera, E., Phillips,J., Hockey, A. Foreman,N. (2011) Older people’s navigation of urban areas as pedestrians: Measuring quality of the built environment using oral narratives and virtual routes Landscape and Urban Planning 100, p163–168.
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Hillcoat Nallétamby, S. and PHILLIPS, J. (2010) Sociological Ambivalence Revisited in Sociology, 45 (2) p.202-217
Other academic and professional activities
2011 - Member of the REF Social Policy and Social Work Unit of Assessment
2011 - Executive member Global Social initiative on Ageing, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
April 2011
OPAN Cymru - Key Highlights 2010 - 2011
The Key Highlights document provides an overview of some of OPAN's key acheivements to date, and showcases some of its key activities and research projects.
The report was launched at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Annual Conference in Bologna, Italy.
Download a copy of Key Highlights here.
September 2010
Academic Expertise for Business (A4B) Feasibility Study Report.
'Linking Ageing Research with Business' Judith E Phillips, Professor of Gerontology, Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University. Beth Winter, Research Assistant, Swansea University. Sarah Cole, Admininstrative Support, Swansea University
Archive reports can be be found below. If there is a specific report or document that you would like OPAN to send to you please email m.cheshire-allen@swansea.ac.uk
Archive Reports
OPAN - Scoping document
This is the first document produced by the team brought together in Wales to look at developing the Older People and Ageing R&D Network. DOWNLOAD
OPAN - Application for Full Network Status
This is the first document produced by the team behind the initiation of the Older People and Ageing Research and Development Network in Wales in 2005 DOWNLOAD
OPAN - Annual Report Dec05 - Mar07 Narrative
This is the first annual report from the network DOWNLOAD
ARCHIVE PUBLISHED RESEARCH (Network led or completed in collaboration)
Phillips, J. and Burholt, V., 2007. Ageing in Wales. Contemporary Wales 19 (1)
Living Longer, Living Better. WAG 2007
Fagerström, C., Borg, C., Balducci, C., Burholt, V., Wenger, G. C., Ferring, D., Weber, G., Holst, G., Hallberg, I. R., 2007, Life satisfaction and associated factors among people aged 60 years and above in six European countries. Applied Research in Quality of Life…
Borg, C., Fagerström, C., Balducci, C., Burholt, V., ., Ferring, D., Weber, G., Wenger, G. C., Holst, G., Hallberg, I. R., 2007, Life satisfaction in six European countries. The relationship to health, self-esteem, and social and financial resources among people (65–89 years old) with reduced functional capacity. Geriatric Nursing
Phillips, J. and Warnes, A., 2007 Progress in Gerontology: Where are we going? In: M.Bernard & T. Scharf (eds) Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies. Polity Press.
Bernard, M. and Phillips, J., 2007 Working Carers of Older Adults: what helps and hinders in juggling work and care? Community, work and family, 10 (2): p139-160
Burholt, V. and Windle, G. 2006. The material resources and well being of older People. Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Windle, G., Burholt, V., and Edwards, R.T. 2006 Housing related difficulties, housing tenure and variations in health status: evidence from older people in Wales. Health & Place, 12 (1), 267-78
Drooglever Furtuijn, J., van der Meer , M., Burholt, V., Ferring, D., Quattrini, S., Rahm Hallberg, I., Weber, G., Wenger, G.C. 2006 The activity patterns of older adults: a cross sectional study in six European countries. Population 12(5): p353-69
Woolhead, G. Tadd, W. et al 2006 “Tu” or “Vous?” a European qualitative study of dignity and communication with older people in health and social care settings. Patient Education and Counseling, 61: p363-71 Abstract
Burholt, V. and Windle, G. 2006 Keeping warm? Self-reported housing and home energy factors impacting older people heating homes in North Wales. Energy policy 34 (10): p1198-1208
Burholt, V. 2006 “Adref”: theoretical contexts of attachment to place for mature and older people in rural North Wales. Environment and Planning A, 38: p1095-1114
Bayer, A. 2006 Death with Dementia – the need for better care. Age and Ageing 35: p101-102
Tadd, W. and Bayer, A. 2006 Dignity in health and social care for older Europeans: implications of a European project. Aging Health 2(5):p771-779
Bayer, A. (Aug 2006) Psychogeriatric update. Aging Health. 2 (4): p547-551
Handley, O.J., Morrison, C.M., Miles, C. and Bayer, A.J. (2006) ApoE gene and familial risk of Alzheimer's disease as predictors of odour identification in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging. 27: p1425-1430
Gallacher JE, Pickering J, Elwood PC, Bayer AJ, Yarnell JW, Ben-Shlomo Y. 2005 Glucoregulation has greater impact on cognitive performance than macro-vascular disease in men with type 2 diabetes: data from the Caerphilly study. Eur J Epidemiol. 20(9):761-8.
Sinclair AJ, Conroy SP, Davies M, Bayer AJ. 2005 Post-discharge home-based support for older cardiac patients: a randomised controlled trial. Age Ageing. 2005 Jul;34(4):338-43.
Passmore AP, Bayer AJ, Steinhagen-Thiessen E. 2005 Cognitive, global, and functional benefits of donepezil in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: results from large-scale clinical trials. J Neurol Sci. 2005 Mar 15;229-230:141-6.
Ageing Well: European Study of Adult Well Being 2003 - summaries and reports - Burholt, V., Wenger, G.C. and Windle, G. at Bangor University were co-authors
Strategy for Older People in Wales Literature Review (2001) The aim was to conduct literature reviews of research/academic reports which covered all aspects of the lives of older people. The project was led by Vanessa Burholt.